2017 Western New York Flash season

The 2017 season was Western New York Flash's tenth season, and the first in which they competed in the United Women's Soccer league in the second division of women's soccer in the United States. It was an almost entirely different team from the prior season's, which competed in the top-division National Women's Soccer League before being sold and moved to North Carolina.

Western New York Flash
2017 Western New York Flash season
Head coachGary Bruce[1]
StadiumNiagara Field
← 2016

First-team squad

edit

Florida State University forward Maddie Pezzino was the newly reformed club's first signing.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK    Ashlee Schumacher
0 {{{pos}}}    Alana Rossi
1 GK    Megan Tock
2 {{{pos}}}    Kelsey Ferguson
3 {{{pos}}}    Sarah Karlik
4 {{{pos}}}    Paige Buscaglia
5 {{{pos}}}    Kara Daly
6 {{{pos}}}    Margretta Dry
7 {{{pos}}}    Carissima Cutrona
8 {{{pos}}}    Brittany Heist
9 {{{pos}}}    Kaelyn Gamel
10 {{{pos}}}    Rachel Fiore
11 {{{pos}}}    Meghan Simmons
12 {{{pos}}}    Danielle Braun
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 {{{pos}}}    Hope Balling
14 {{{pos}}}    Madison Good
15 {{{pos}}}    Jenna Raepple
16 {{{pos}}}    Madisyn Pezzino
17 {{{pos}}}    Christiana Davies
18 {{{pos}}}    Sydney Cerza
19 {{{pos}}}    Rebecca Sanzsole
20 {{{pos}}}    Gloria Okoro Chinasa
21 {{{pos}}}    Marcy Barberic
21 {{{pos}}}    Tess Ford
22 {{{pos}}}    Taylor Requa
23 {{{pos}}}    Shannon Carr
25 {{{pos}}}    Kenna Kosinski

Source: UWS

Match results

edit

Regular season

edit

The Flash announced their schedule on March 11, 2016.[3]

May 20 3 Western New York Flash 2-2 New York Surf Buffalo, New York
4 p.m. Cutrona   61' (Pezzino)
Pezzino   87' (Dry)
Report Gamby   43' (Doyle)
Velaj   57' (Doyle)
Stadium: All-High Stadium
June 3 4 Western New York Flash 0-7 Long Island Rough Riders Lewiston, New York
7 p.m. Report Vasquez   5' (Loughren)
Dutcher   14' (Vasquez)
Groth   38' (Dutcher)
Venezia   43' (Dutcher)
Dutcher   51'
Neville   57'
Neville   83' (Vasquez)
Stadium: Niagara Stadium
June 11 6 Western New York Flash 1-3 New Jersey Copa FC Lewiston, New York
3 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Niagara Stadium
June 17 7 Western New York Flash 4-1 Rochester Lancers Lewiston, New York
7 p.m.
  • Pezzino   2' (Cutrona), 29' (Cutrona)
  • Cutrona   51' (Pezzino), 76' (Pezzino)
Report
Stadium: Niagara Stadium

Standings

edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Jersey Copa FC 10 8 1 1 23 7 +16 25 2017 East Conference playoffs
2 Long Island Rough Riders 10 7 2 1 35 10 +25 22
3 New England Mutiny 10 7 3 0 23 10 +13 21
4 New York Surf 10 6 2 2 25 12 +13 20
5 Western New York Flash 10 4 4 2 18 21 −3 14
6 Lancaster Inferno 10 4 6 0 18 23 −5 12
7 Rochester Lady Lancers 10 0 9 1 10 35 −25 1
8 New York Magic 10 0 9 1 4 38 −34 1
Source: UWS standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head (if only 2 teams) 3) wins; 4) goal difference (maximum +5 goal difference in a game); 5) goals scored; 6) total points in smallest group; 7) points earned against top 4 finishers; 8) points outside smallest group; 9) lottery

References

edit
  1. ^ Tsujimoto, Ben (March 30, 2017). "WNY Flash tab Bruce to coach United Women's Soccer team". Buffalo News. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Tsujimoto, Ben (April 9, 2017). "Flash ink Pezzino as first player for United Women's Soccer squad". Buffalo News. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 WNY Flash UWS Schedule Release". WNYFlash.com. May 8, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
edit

See also

edit